UPDATE, 1:15 p.m.: Van Buren Elementary School is no longer on shelter notice after a reported chemical release at the Huntsman Performance Products plant in Port Neches, said Chief Steve Curran with the Port Neches Fire Department.

Jordan Morgan, a site manager at Huntsman, said the release was a small drip from a piece of equipment and did not impact anything other than the equipment.

The plant is handling the problem internally, but the Port Neches Fire Department and Acadian Ambulance Services are on standby, said Chief Steve Curran with PNFD. He did not know what type of chemical was released.

Van Buren Elementary School in Groves was put on notice as a precautionary measure, said Curran.